There are multiple initiatives of the Government of India such as the Animal Husbandry Startup Grand Challenge launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in partnership with the Startup India programme, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA), etc. which aim to encourage entrepreneurship in …
New Delhi: In a bid to bring synergies between various programmes aiming at increasing production of horticultural crops, the government has decided to merge two centrally sponsored schemes — Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) & National Bamboo Mission (NBM) with the ongoing National Horticultural Mission (NHM). …
Ranchi, Oct. 2: Taking a step towards improving agriculture productivity, chief minister Arjun Munda today approved a proposal to organise an international seminar and fest on organic farming on November 8 and 9. The event, to be conducted jointly by State Horticulture Mission and Organic Farming Authority of Jharkhand, will …
Chandigarh: Amid a furore over FDI in multi-brand retail, the Haryana government has said its allowing direct purchase of horticulture produce and setting up of primary processing facilities by private players will help farmers gain from foreign investments in the sector. As part of major reforms in the farm sector, …
The Noida Authority has increased the budget allocation of the Horticulture Department to ensure that existing parks and green belts are adequately maintained in Gautam Budh Nagar. It has added 300 hectares of green area in the Master Plan 2031, and had increased the green cover from its current 14.9 …
Soil organic carbon has been ignored since long because it was treated as a dead biomass but after the awareness related to climate change its importance has been recognized. A study was conducted to eliminate the SOC pool under different land uses in Rudrapryag district of Uttarakhand.
Diseases, inadequate rains and fall in prices add to farmers’ woes Once a hub of horticulture, Bagalkot district has suffered a set back due to drought this year. Farmers are facing losses to the tune of crores of rupees, due to the conditions hostile to the cultivation of horticultural produce. …
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday urged policymakers to ensure that African cities will be "green" enough to meet their nutrition and income needs in a sustainable way. In its first status report on African urban horticulture titled "Growing greener cities in Africa," FAO warned that …
ITANAGAR: The Centre has granted an amount of Rs 40 crore under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) to boost production in agriculture and allied sectors of the State. Secretary Agriculture Hage Kojeen disclosed that after a threadbare discussion with Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and top ranking ministry officials …
Africa's urban population is growing faster than that of any other region, but many of its cities are not keeping pace with the increasing demand for food that comes with that growth. The FAO publication says policymakers need to act now to ensure that African cities will be "green" enough …
With an aim to boost growth, the Centre has announced a series of new sops with an estimated cost Rs 250 crore for Uttarakhand. These include a textile park, two spice parks, two convention centres and horticulture cold- storage chains. “We have brought new schems to boost growth in Uttarakhand …
Ranchi, Aug. 17: Jharkhand is set to hop on to the organic farming bandwagon this financial year. Plans are afoot to cultivate 25,000 hectares spread over 13 districts and the state government has already earmarked Rs 17 crore for the purpose and work is expected to begin by the end …
BHUBANESWAR: With monsoon playing truant, the State Government on Friday decided to install at least one lakh bore-wells in three years to overcome water scarcity for cultivation. “The Government has decided to install at least one lakh bore-wells to extend irrigation facilities,” said a senior official after attending a meeting, …
It has never happened before in the erstwhile princely state of Faridkot. Its thousand-odd jamun trees that would be laden with the fruit every summer have borne none this year. The traditional fruit of Punjab has been severely hit this due to the vagaries of the weather — long winter …
Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph said on Tuesday that a generation having deep awareness on farming should be groomed and the Comprehensive Horticulture Development Plan is being implemented with this aim. Inaugurating its district-level implementation at the Government Higher Secondary School, Kudayathur, he said that the plan is to provide …
An angry protest is gathering momentum in Mithi Virdi, a picturesque village in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district. Four villages have united forces to oppose a nuclear plant coming up in their vicinity. Mithi Virdi is likely to become as famous as Jaitapur and Kudankulam. In 2008, Mithi Virdi was placed on …
We investigated if elevated CO2 could alleviate the negative effect of high temperature on fruit yield of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch. cv. Toyonoka) at different levels of nitrogen and also tested the combined effects of CO2, temperature and nitrogen on fruit quality of plants cultivated in controlled growth chambers. …
-Homemaker is RMC’s sole bidder to take charge of Zakir Hussain Park, Raj . Some people are born great, some acquire greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Ranchi homemaker Manju Saxena, who successfully bid to run for a year the Zakir Hussain Park, named after India’s third President …
State gets high praise from Planning Commission on exceptional performance As projected by the State Government, the Planning Commission has approved the Annual Plan Size 2012-13 for Arunachal Pradesh at Rs 3,535.00 crores. This was finalized at the meeting held between Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and the …
Guwahati: The Assam government is planning to bring around five lakh hectares under double cropping pattern next season to boost the agriculture production of the state, Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka said Wednesday. Last year, the agriculture department had initiated double cropping in about 2,90,000 hectares of mono-cropping land to …
It is the world’s favourite fruit and India is its largest producer, contributing to 23 per cent of the world production. It gives an instant and sustainable boost of energy and is a good source of potassium, fibre, carrying 110 calories each and approximately six vitamins and 11 minerals. After …
